Player Career

Dan Ellington Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Dan Ellington story

Dan Ellington built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a quarterback from Olive Branch, MS wearing No. 13, spending time with Georgia State. The clearest part of Dan Ellington's career was his passing role: 4,566 passing yards, 34 touchdown passes, 647 attempts, and 1,303 rushing yards across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Georgia State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 1,303 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Georgia State.

The arc is straightforward: Dan Ellington moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Georgia State

    2016-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20162017201820192019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonGeorgia State0
2017 Regular SeasonGeorgia State00
2018 Regular SeasonGeorgia State2,75463.4392,754
2019 PostseasonGeorgia State3,11562.126.9361
2019 Regular SeasonGeorgia State3,11562.126.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Furman

Week 2 · W 48-42

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

448

Total Offense

88.1 takeover

448 total offense with 79.3 efficiency.

#2

@ Troy

Week 6 · L 20-37 · Conference game

331

Total Offense

87.5 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

331 total offense with 62.4 efficiency.

#3

vs Western Michigan

Week 4 · L 15-34

320

Total Offense

86.7 takeover

Loss with 320 yards of offense and 63.3 efficiency.

320 total offense with 63.3 efficiency.

#4

@ Arkansas State

Week 8 · L 35-51 · Conference game

302

Total Offense

83.7 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

302 total offense with 66.7 efficiency.

#5

vs Kennesaw State

Week 1 · W 24-20

264

Total Offense

82.4 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

264 total offense with 67.5 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Regular Season · Georgia State

2,754 primary output · 63.4 efficiency · 39 usage

81.7

#2

2019 Postseason · Georgia State

73.7

3,115 primary · 62.1 efficiency · 26.9 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Georgia State

73.7

3,115 primary · 62.1 efficiency · 26.9 usage

Milestones

5

250+ passing yards

6

300+ total offense

7

3+ TD games

15

Above avg efficiency